31 Jul 2013

Ashes Forever
are a New York based two piece that have developed a genre of their own. They
released a 1 track EP last year titled Love,
Leave, Forget, Repeat which I reviewed here. Since then it seems they have
been busy recording new material and what better time to announce it than now. All You Love Will Put You is an
exceptional piece of song writing and is definitely a breath of fresh air in
the scene. There’s no set genres, no set style, they write music on their own
terms. This record is released on August 2nd so do not hesitate to
jump on this.

What I love
about Ashes Forever is that every song is completely different and just when
you thought you've caught on to a genre specific part, it throws you off again
into something different. This time round the recordings are all about musicianship and are instrumental showing off their remarkable musical talent.
The sound is raw and elegantly transcends from track to track. Ashes Forever
delivers a decent melodic, progressive start to the EP in On the Ledge at Gunpoint, splitting between steady hardcore rhythm
and powerviolence drum beats.

The next
track You are the Storm kicks in with
some furious, breakneck speed drums, symbol crashes and more progressive guitar
melodies. I don’t want to say they have any specific influences but I can hear
a little tinge of Between the Buried and Me and it came to no surprise learning
that this EP was mastered by Jamie King. The best moments on this record are
the irregular tempo changes, diverse styles and their methodical approach to
song structure. From Your Lips to Gods
Ears takes a more technical and metallic approach to the music throwing in high pitched
guitar chords and pounding drums.

The final
track Influencing the Influences adds
the cherry on top of what is a faultless record. This down-tuned slower track
builds up to another explosion of technical sounds. Matt and James are a duo with
amazing skills and put them on display perfectly. Each track is more vibrant
and powerful than the last. To me this album is carried out with flawless
execution and is one not to missed out on. You can check it out and buy it
here.